Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Urrutia (C) celebrates with President of Ecuador Rafael Correa (L) and Sports Minister Jose Cevallos (R) the 2008's Copa Libertadores of America
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza | ||
| Date of birth | October 15, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Ventanas, Los Ríos, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Barcelona | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Calvi | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Técnico Universitario | 30 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Macará | 79 | (12) |
| 2002 | → Barcelona (loan) | 38 | (2) |
| 2003–2009 | LDU Quito | 232 | (42) |
| 2009 | Fluminense | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | LDU Quito | 75 | (1) |
| Total | 459 | (57) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2009 | Ecuador | 27 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 23, 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 7, 2009 |
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Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato (born October 15, 1978 in Ventanas, Los Ríos), is a retired Ecuadorian politician and footballer. In the USA he is called a soccer player. The type of football he plays is called simply "football" in the rest of the world, but "soccer" in the USA.
Urrutia first started playing football for Liga Deportiva Cantonal de Ventanas, an amateur team in his hometown of Ventanas. He got his professional start for Barcelona in Guayaquil in 1996, but never got any playing time. He was later transferred to Calvi, also in Guayaquil, and again never saw playing time at the club. The following year, he was traded to Técnico Universitario in Ambato in 1998. For the Ambato club, he got significant played time, earning 30 caps in his first year. After a dry season in 1999, he was transferred to crosstown rival Macará. At the club, he was a significant part of the squad, earning 79 caps and scoring 12 goals in three season. In 2002, he was loan back to Barcelona for a season, playing in 38 matches and scoring two goals before being transferred to LDU Quito.
Urrutia joined LDU Quito in 2003, where has stayed since. During his time at the club, he has become a star and a prominent figure in the line-up as the team captain. Domestically, he has helped bring in three national titles to the club (2003, 2005 A, 2007). Internationally, he has brought success to himself and the club. In the 2005 Copa Libertadores, he was a joint top-scorer with 13 other players. He has since become the team's all-time top-scorer in the tournament with 18 goals.
In 2008, he was a starting figure of the squad that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores, the first international title for the club and the country. During the campaign, he scored 7 goals, including the 4th in the first leg of the final, and the first penalty of the shootout in the second leg, and was voted the Most Valuable Player of the final.
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